“As a fellow playwright you understand how narrow the line dividing comedy and tragedy.”

Walter Kingsford - Colbert

“- Fouquet: His Majesty's executioner will provide the tragedy when this charming little comedy is finished.
- Colbert: His Majesty's executioner could provide the tragedy before the comedy is finished.”
Joseph Schildkraut - Fouquet
Walter Kingsford - Colbert

“The last thing to determine conclusively is whether you're in a comedy or a tragedy. Tragedy, you die. Comedy, you get hitched.”
Dustin Hoffman - Professor Jules Hilbert

“- Fan in Lobby: Can I talk to you about an idea for a film I have?
- Sandy Bates: This is not the place.
- Fan in Lobby: Do you have a moment, please? It's a comedy based on that whole Guyana mass suicide.”
Woody Allen - Sandy Bates

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.”
Mel Brooks